Internal Medicine Alert – May 15, 2006
May 15, 2006
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Pharmacology Watch
Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study. -
Are You Prescribing Loco Weed?
Use of anticholinergic drugs is associated with mild cognitive impairment. -
Cheerfulness May Save Your Life
Elderly men with optimistic dispositions had a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease when followed over a 15-year period. -
Monoclonal Gammopathy Common in the Elderly
Among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, MGUS was found in 3.2 percent of persons 50 years of age or older and 5.3 percent of persons 70 years of age or older. -
Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Rifaximin in Bloating and Flatulence
Rifaximin appears to be safe and effective for treatment of abdominal bloating and flatulence in IBS. -
Lenalidomide Capsules (Revlimid®)
Lenalidomide, an analog of thalidomide has been approved for use in selected patients with transfusion dependant myelodysplastic syndrome. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Quinolones have become some of the most popularly prescribed antibiotics in the United States. -
ECG Review: Lots of Heart Disease
The ECG in the image was obtained during a first visit with an elderly new patient who gave a history of having "lots of heart disease."